Living Building Challenge Tag
Living Future Net Positive Energy + Water Conference
06 Feb 2014, Posted by in Blog, Events
We attended the International Living Future Institute™ Net Positive Energy + Water Conference in San Francisco including keynote speakers and education sessions organized into three tracks: Net Zero Energy Design, Net Zero Water Design and Frontiers of Net Zero Energy. ...
Living Building Petals Talk & Tour
20 Nov 2013, Posted by in Blog, Events
On Thursday December 5th, in conjunction with the Living Building Institute and the Brooklyn Chapter of the AIA, Bright 'n Green hosted a talk on two of the most important petals of the Living Building challenge: water and materials at the Scarano 110 York Street office. After...
Declare Products Materials Guide
05 Nov 2013, Posted by in Blog
Wouldn't it seem that finding out where a product is made is an easy task? Not so. In my quest as a researcher to purchase locally made, sustainably manufactured products for Bright 'n Green, I've repeatedly run into difficulty with the transparency of processes behind many products. To...
Climate Week NYC Bright ‘n Green Systems Tour Sept. 30th 2013
30 Sep 2013, Posted by in Blog, Events
At “Bright ‘n Green,” our aptly named net zero energy building visitors are invited to learn first hand about the systems in place. In its preliminary stage, the project earned EPA and OER certifications and received a Green Site Award from the Mayor’s Office of...
Bright ‘n Green Goals & Achievements
19 Aug 2013, Posted by in Awards & Certifications, Blog
Bright 'n Green will be the only of its kind to harness all of the earth's resources to run it all the while regenerating and restoring the ecosystem around it. We will be the first building designed to get ALL of the following certifications some of...
Bright ‘n Green featured in Inhabitat September 2012
30 Sep 2012, Posted by in Blog, Press
Sustainable homes have been popping up in many Brooklyn nabes and now a new eco-condo complex called Bright N’ Green is putting Brighton Beach on the sustainable property map too. The 15,000 square foot, NYC Green Property-certified building by Scarano Architect PLLC will house...